PSYC 4095 Research Practicum in Media Psychology

Name: Research Practicum in Media Psychology
Rating: 4.22 (23 reviews)

This course explores research methods and emerging questions in media psychology (the study of mediated human interaction). It will focus on discussion of peer-reviewed articles in media psychology and applying those findings to a new research project. Students will design a new research question, collect data to test the hypothesis, analyze those data, and write up their conclusions. Topics will include research ethics, reliability and validity in measurement, experimental design, data collection and privacy, and how to write an APA-style research article.

Course overview

Department: Psychology and Neuroscience
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: PSYC1110 and PSYC1111 or MCPS1111 and PSYC1120 or BIOL2300 or BZAN1135 or ECON1151 or SOCY2200 or PHCG3560 and PSYC2241

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Requirements fulfilled

Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.22 / 5 · Very Good
23 responses
Instructor rating: 4.52 / 5 · Excellent
23 responses
Terms evaluated: 2
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2025	Kelly Kane	4.5	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.7	4–6 hrs/week	11 of 14
Spring 2025	Kelly Kane	3.9	4.2	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.3	—	12 of 15

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Kelly Kane
Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.52/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Kelly Kane · Stokes Hall 211S Tu 12:00 Noon-02:30PM · Offered